Qantas Airways Group pax numbers up 6% in Nov-2012, Group yield expected to be lower in 1HFY2013

Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers up 6.4% - traffic highlights for Nov-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 4.1 million, +6.4% year-on-year;
  • Qantas Domestic: 1.5 million, +1.2%;
  • Qantas International: 472,000, -3.1%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 971,000, +14.9%;
  • Jetstar International: 425,000, +17.1%;
  • QantasLink: 464,000, +3.4%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 297,000, +16.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 80%, +0.5 ppt;
  • Qantas Domestic: 79.9%, -2.1 ppts;
  • Qantas International: 81.3%, +2.4 ppts;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 85.4%, -2.3 ppts;
  • Jetstar International: 76.6%, +3.5 ppts;
  • QantasLink: 67.8%, -2.4 ppts;
  • Jetstar Asia: 75.6%, -3.6 ppts. [more - original PR]

Qantas Airways Group: "As previously disclosed, Qantas Group yield (excluding the impact of foreign exchange movements) is expected to be lower in 1HFY13 compared to 1HFY12, largely due to increased capacity in the domestic market." Source: Company statement, 21-Dec-2012.